myCADtools SheetMetalManufacturing: Automate Sheet Metal Exports
Exporting projects that contain many sheet metal parts of varying thicknesses can be quite a challenge. Are you going to sort them manually? There has to be a more convenient way!
In SOLIDWORKS, it is not possible by default to generate batch exports of exploded views. The SOLIDWORKS Task Scheduler helps with this to some extent, but the exploded views must already be present in the drawing. Furthermore, the Task Scheduler is not available in SOLIDWORKS Standard. You’ll quickly realize that there’s still a lot of manual work involved.
Automation Without Programming
Wouldn't it be nice to be able to export these layouts automatically?
In myCADtools, SheetMetalManufacturing solves this problem for you. By sorting the data, you can export sheet metal parts of the same thickness into a single file.
In the example below, a file is selected in SheetMetalManufacturing:
Add properties (1). Use "Manage Columns" (2) to export this data along with the final DXF file. This information may be useful to a production department.
Under the "Options" tab, you'll find the settings for specifying the export location:
Using the specific export options, select an export format (1). If necessary, sort by sheet or material thickness (2):
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